Floridians know that all-too-familiar eerie calm before a hurricane hits, the chaotic stillness amid uncertainty —even if life seems to move on. That’s where “No Sleep Till“ lives. The new Florida-made film is about everyday people chasing personal dreams as others evacuate ahead of a looming storm.
That moment is where first-time French American writer and director Alexandra Simpson sets her debut feature.
Set in the Duval County coastal town of Atlantic Beach, the film — with its gloomy scenes of tornadoes and other signs of impending doom — weaves together a mosaic of locals: an aspiring comedy duo contemplating a move to Philadelphia, a grieving storm chaser and a lonely teenager each facing personal turmoil as a real storm barrels toward the Jacksonville-area beaches…